Monthly Archives: June 2022

06/10/2022
Read the full report: https://www.laborreligion.org/labor-power

“We’re living through an era of transformation in work and labor. Longstanding trends of decreased manufacturing and increases in service sector jobs, coupled with rapid advances in automation, have led to increasing precarity among workers. The COVID-19 pandemic caused immediate mass unemployment, but almost as quickly forced workers back into jobs with little or no additional safety precautions, expansions of healthcare coverage, or paid sick and family leave.
Last month we joined several other organizations from around the state to co-host a truth commission on labor power where we heard directly from workers and organizers about their plight, fight and insight.”

“It is always good to get involved and more than anything, to listen and know that we are not alone in the struggle, that there are many people who are with us.” – Marcos Martinez, Alianza Agricola

“It is with this spirit that we are excited to announce the launch of the follow-up multimedia truth commission report! The report is filled with videos, graphics, a detailed written account of the events, and various ways to take action including meeting us in Washington D.C. on June 18 2022! [https://linktr.ee/NYSPPC]”

We also wanted to share that our website is now available in both English and Spanish!

Please join us in spreading the word about this truth commission report by sharing the website and/or any of the videos and […]

06/06/2022
Good nutrition during pregnancy and early childhood helps kids grow healthy and strong. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support, healthy food and more to pregnant and postpartum participants, infants, and kids under five. Dads and other caregivers can apply for children in their care. WIC serves 370,000 New Yorkers each month, which is only about half of those who are eligible to participate.

Hunger Solutions New York, through a contract with NYS DOH WIC, is pleased to share new resources to educate moms, moms-to-be, and families about WIC.

WIC’s new online virtual assistant, Wanda, is an innovative and effective tool to help families connect to WIC. In a friendly and conversational tone, Wanda asks potential participants questions that prescreen for WIC eligibility. In less than three minutes, families can learn about WIC services, find out if they may be eligible, and get referrals to WIC clinics near them. Wanda is easy to use on a computer, tablet or phone.

Hunger Solutions New York has developed a postcard about Wanda that can be handed out to potentially eligible individuals as they are receiving services from you. The postcard includes a QR code that takes the individual directly to the virtual assistant webpage to begin the prescreen. You can order postcards from Hunger Solutions New York at no […]

06/06/2022

𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘕𝘰. 0116.22
𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵: 𝘜𝘚𝘋𝘈 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴
𝘌𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭: 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴@𝘶𝘴𝘥𝘢.𝘨𝘰𝘷

USDA efforts to create more and better markets will benefit both producers and American consumers through fairer prices, as well as address longstanding issues intensified by pandemic

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing details of a framework to transform the food system to benefit consumers, producers and rural communities by providing more options, increasing access, and creating new, more, and better markets for small and mid-size producers. Today’s announcement builds on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain disruptions caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine. This announcement also provides additional details on the June 2021 announcement to strengthen critical supply chains and address longstanding structural challenges that were revealed and intensified by the pandemic.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, USDA made significant investments through its Pandemic Assistance Program, providing immediate relief to producers, businesses, food workers and others. As the pandemic has evolved and Russia’s war in Ukraine has caused supply chain disruptions, it has become clear we cannot go back to the food system we had before: the Biden-Harris Administration and USDA recognize we must build back better and strengthen the food system across the supply chain, from how our food is produced to how it is purchased, and all the steps in between.

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/06/01/usda-announces-framework-shoring-food-supply-chain-and-transforming

06/03/2022
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗘𝗣) 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿

Nationwide waivers have allowed school districts to provide free meals to all students since March 2020. Without further congressional action, schools must now prepare to revert back to standard operations of the National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs.

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) [https://hungersolutionsny.org/federal-nutrition-programs/school-meals/community-eligibility-provision-cep/] is a federal provision that allows high-poverty schools to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students. This option increases school meal participation by removing stigma, maximizes federal reimbursements, reduces administrative paperwork, and eliminates unpaid school meal debt. Prior to the pandemic, over 60% of NYS schools operated CEP.

𝗖𝗘𝗣 𝟭𝟬𝟭: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) may be a strategic way to continue to offer free school meals in absence of federal waivers for the 2022-2023 school year. While planning for the upcoming school year, we encourage schools to take a fresh look at CEP.

The deadline to apply for the 2022-2023 school year is June 30, 2022. The CEP application can be found in NYSED’s CEP memo: http://www.cn.nysed.gov/content.

Learn more about how CEP works from Hunger Solutions New York’s new factsheet: https://hungersolutionsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/CEP-Factsheet-4_28_22.pdf

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗘𝗣: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄
• 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Direct certification helps determine which schools are eligible for CEP and what percentage of meals will be reimbursed at the free rate. This Direct Certification Tip Sheet [https://hungersolutionsny.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Direct-Certification-strategies-1_7_22.pdf] is a resource […]

06/03/2022
𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 (𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲)
Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of May 24, 2022
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𝗡𝗬𝗖𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆.𝗼𝗿𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
• NYC Food Policy Center May 2022 Food Flash (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• The Status of Street Vendors in NYC: Background and Overview (nycfoodpolicy.org)
• Scotland’s Good Food Nation Bill Provides Framework for a Healthy, Sustainable Food System (nycfoodpolicy.org)

𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁
𝘕𝘠𝘊 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴
• Mayor Adams Declares NYC State of Emergency Amid Nationwide Infant Formula Shortage (NYC.gov)
• With Shelves Empty, the Fight to Restock Baby Formula in NYC Takes Aim at Price Gougers (Bronx Times)
• Mayor Adams Announces Steps to Reform and Modernize Vending Regulations, Expanding Legal Opportunities for Street Vendors While Remaining Committed to Managing Public Space (NYC.gov)
• In the Fresh Food Business, a Middleman Can Be a Good Thing (New York Times)
• Food Marketing Limitations Advance (Observer)
• Report Finds Child Hunger Is 55% Higher Than Pre-pandemic Levels in NYC (NYN Media)
• Former CEO Of NYC Non-Profit Sentenced To Prison For Honest Services Fraud (US Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York)
• NY Community Members, Climate Activists Demand Assemblyman Benedetto Support All-Electric Building Act (Food & Water Watch)
• What to Know About New York City Budget Negotiations (City & State New York)
• As Inflation Rises, so Does Sales Tax Revenue in New York (Spectrum News)
Whole Foods Debuts Amazon One Payment in LA, NYC (Supermarket News)
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